Helen Szablya Named Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Hungary

Parts of the ceremony held in Seattle with the Hungarian American Association on April 30, 2011 in Bellevue Washington. Helen is the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Hungary for the States of Washington.

The Honorable Helen M. (Ilona) Szablya (Pronounced: SABYA) is the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Hungary for the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho based in Seattle. Each year, the Ethnic Heritage Council honors a naturalized citizen who has made outstanding contribution to the U.S.A., while maintaining his or her ethnic heritage. Congressman Jim McDermott presented her the "Spirit of Liberty Award" on July 4, 2011, at the the Ethnic Heritage Council's 27th Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center where over 500 people, from more than 75 countries, were sworn in as new citizens of the United States of America.

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